The imperial Post: The Meyers, the Grahams, and the paper that rules Washington

by Tom Kelly

Kelly, Tom, Imperial Post, The Meyers, The Grahams And The Paper That Ru

320 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1983

About the author

Tom Kelly was born in New Jersey, spent his childhood in Belfast, Ireland, and now lives in England with his family. FINN'S GOING is his first novel.

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book came out in 1983, since then I have been trying to get my hands on it. Really. So I finally got a very used but acceptable copy. It takes you from the when Meyers purchased it from “The Hope Diamond” owner, Ned Walsh. It gives a very detailed history of Ned Walsh and Eugene and Agnes Meyers, who had a lot influence in Washington. As an aside, Eugene bought a farm called “Seven Springs in upstate NY, then he remodeled it into something more grand. That house is now owned by the Trumps, Eric lives there (just a quirky fact that I didn't know, but found interesting, not political). So I guess you figured out that the Meyers are the parents of Katherine Graham, who takes over after the retirement of her father. Then when she retired she passed it off to her son Don. So though it goes through all the history it's anything but dull. Give it a go if your as interested in newspapers or your own hometown paper is the Post. The Washington Post is my hometown paper, and the paper that I grew up with, and love (well, I still read it). Let's leave it there.

[stevenallenmay · Rating 1 out of 5]

sometimes newspaper reports should just stick with their craft. This is a terrible book. Heavy on how Mr. Meyers earned his fortune and light on any accomplishments of his wife. There's a bias here and I think there are far too many pages here to wade through. Ugh